Uterine Artery Embolization

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Contents 1 Indications 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Indications

• minimally invasive procedure for symptomatic uterine fibroids

• Pregnancy is still possible after procedure.
• Average procedure time 56 min [3]
• mean hospital stay 1.7 days
• 4% technical failures [3]
• Adverse events 3%, 0.7% major events, no deaths
• Adverse events after discharge 4%, mostly emergency care for recurrent pain
• 1.1% of women have surgical procedure within 30 days
• Patients returned to normal activity after mean of 14 days
• Lost days work, mean of 10 days

More General Terms

• clinical procedure

Additional Terms

• uterine artery

References

1. Journal Watch 23(4):33, 2003 Pron G, Bennett J, Common A, Wall J, Asch M, Sniderman K; Ontario Uterine Fibroid Embolization Collaboration Group. The Ontario Uterine Fibroid Embolization Trial. Part 2. Uterine fibroid reduction and symptom relief after uterine artery embolization for fibroids. Fertil Steril. 2003 Jan;79(1):120-7. PMID: [1]
2. Journal Watch 25(4):34, 2005 Pron G, Mocarski E, Bennett J, Vilos G, Common A, Vanderburgh L; Ontario UFE Collaborative Group. Pregnancy after uterine artery embolization for leiomyomata: the Ontario multicenter trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Jan;105(1):67-76. PMID: [2]
3. Worthington-Kirsch R, Spies JB, Myers ER, Mulgund J, Mauro M, Pron G, Peterson ED, Goodwin S; FIBROID Investigators. The Fibroid Registry for outcomes data (FIBROID) for uterine embolization: short-term outcomes. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Jul;106(1):52-9. PMID: [3]

uterine artery embolization